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Is that what this means? I did some googling but couldn't find anything about this. I wasn't sure if it was a joke and was afraid to ask! :) (The comment about the pump police, I mean, not your reply)

That was quick! Thank you. The issue there is that the plate with the markings is about an inch from the wall. I've found one which is supposed to be an equivalent to Grundfos pumps. I've ordered it. I'll take the pump out when this one arrives. Either it'll fit and I'm laughing, or it...

Evening all We have a Gloworm Fuel Saver F boiler which has been well looked after and is pretty efficient albeit getting a bit old. Recently it's started making a weird noise. It sounds like a plane flying over. Not loud, but at the end of its firing, it starts quite high pitched and get...

Thank you for that! It's good to have opinions from people who know electrics but probably more so to have someone who knows how kilns work. This makes much more sense.

Just measured the supply and it's 245v. I suspect that's the highest its likely to be but I'm going to watch it at different times to see how much it varies

I didn't say I'm not prepared to change the wiring. The wiring has been recently replaced. And it was bought on the basis that it was "plug and play" and should just plug into a standard outlet. Bearing in mind the company we bought it from are well respected, I was just taking them at their...

Thank you. My biggest fear was that the wiring would heat up and possibly be damaged. I think the wiring from the garage to the spur will be fine as it's only a year old. It's the wiring from the spur to the consumer unit that I'm not so sure about. I have no reason to doubt it, it's just an...

So, do you think we're good to go?

I'm not questioning your theory but this is the kiln...

Zigbee is a protocol. It runs at 2.4Ghz like wifi but at a much lower strength so that it can support battery operated devices. In most cases, all your devices form a mesh network so that each devices acts like a repeater back to the hub and each will contribute to the stability of the overall...

I had a lot of Lightwave kit when I first got into home automation and have now got rid of the last few bits. I found it very unreliable in terms of range.

No. The Sonoff boxes are just smart relays and rely on a constant power supply. As soon as you pull the cord, the Sonoff is dead. What you possibly want is a Fibaro switch. But you need to check your wiring on the pull cord first. We have a switch in the kitchen for example that is about as...

I think you might struggle unless you have some other kind of hub/platform. Personally, I would start with that. My recommendation would be to go for something like SmartThings and then use a good quality Zigbee contact sensor. Smartthings will ensure that you have LOADS of options for...

My other half has just bought a small kiln for doing ceramics and the like. The kiln is specifically aimed at the hobby end of the market so it's single phase, 13a and 3kw with a standard 3 pin plug in terms of the spec. We have an old (ish) house but have a new consumer unit and have had the...

Ok, it's not going to be as easy as sticking your hand in your pocket and buying an Arlo but the outcome will probably be better and you'll have something you can replicate. The software I'm using now is here: https://elinux.org/RPi-Cam-Web-Interface This has instructions on installation...

Interesting you should pop in today. I was just talking to someone this morning as I've done a ton of work on my webapp in the last few days and it's working much better. One of the things I've added in is to make it take the inside temperature reading from Hive every 30 minutes and store it...

A cobbler's children are the worst shod, I think is the expression :) Yes, that's pretty much what it looks like down the back of my TV cabinet. My ISP router (in modem mode) is in the cabinet and the Nighthawk is behind the TV. Luckily, we bought a new TV a little while ago and you can't...

Oh, I have plans for global domination! I'm an ex-techie. My degree was Electronics and Computer Science but that was a long time ago. Long enough ago that moving from an 8 bit processor to 16 bit when I was writing code in assembly language was a pant-wetting moment. I now work for the...

It's going to take a very motivated and moderately knowledgeable burglar to mess with any wireless system like this. Most house break-ins are going to be done by opportunists - we're not talking about someone with a Picasso in the living room! Yes, a nice shiny kit installed by a professional...